Spangler
- Not to be confused with Spangle.
| Spangler | |||
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 Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) | ||
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Spanglers[1] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are dark gray-striped alien spiders with maroon heads and are closely related to the fuzzy, brown-colored Spoings, both of which resemble the recurring Scuttlebug enemy. Spanglers hang from awnings by a thread of silk attached to a bright pink spinneret on their abdomens.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
Spanglers first appear in Super Mario Galaxy. When Mario (or Luigi) approaches where they roost, they descend to his level and begin swinging around gently to try and hit him. jumping on them defeats them immediately, while spinning them or hitting them with a Star Bit causes them to swing away while twirling out-of-control, stunning them briefly and rendering them harmless for that period. If they are spun at in this state, they are defeated. They release a coin if stomped, or three Star Bits if spun.
Spanglers appear in the following list of galaxies. If no mission is stated, Spanglers appear during all missions:
- Ghostly Galaxy ("Luigi and the Haunted Mansion", "Beware of Bouldergeist")
- Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada
- Sea Slide Galaxy ("The Silver Stars of Sea Slide", "Hurry, He's Hungry")
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Spanglers return in Super Mario Galaxy 2, where they act the same as before. Unlike Spoings, Yoshi cannot eat them, and hitting them with his tongue causes the same effect as hitting them with a Star Bit. They appear in the first missions of Yoshi Star Galaxy and Tall Trunk Galaxy.
Gallery[edit]
Screen-cropped model from Super Mario Galaxy
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Naming[edit]
Etymology[edit]
"Spangler" is a portmanteau between "spider" and "angler," in reference to the silk they swing from. It is similar in root to the Japanese name for the enemy.
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/StringSpider.arc | StringSpider | Transliteration of below |
| StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl |
ストリングスパイダー (Sutoringu Supaidā) | String Spider |
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ツリグモ[2][3] Tsuri Gumo |
Fishing Spider; not to be confused with「ハシリグモ」(hashiri gumo, "fishing spider") | |
| French | Araignée tisseuse[4][5] | Weaving Spider | |
| Arayée[6] | Scuttlebug | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| German | Trippeltrap[7] | Scuttlebug | |
| Italian | Bizzoragno[8] | Portmanteau of bizza ("tantrum") in masculine form and ragno ("spider") | |
| Bizzo Ragno[9]:127 | From bizza ("tantrum") in masculine form and ragno ("spider") | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Ragno Ballerino[9]:160 | Dancing Spider | ||
| Spanish | Araña deslizadora[10] | Sliding Spider |
References[edit]
- ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 30.
- ^ Hamamura, Koichi, Takeo Sakamoto, Ryo Aoyama, and Akimi Miyazawa, editors (2010). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー2コンプリートガイド』. Tokyo: Enterbrain (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-04-726682-7. Page 31.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 128, 161.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Prima le Guide Officiel. Translated by Yellow Media. Ligugé: Prima Games (French). ISBN 978-2-952-67394-5. Page 32.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 127, 160.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 127, 160.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 127.
- ^ Browne, Catherine (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2 Guida Strategica Ufficiale (Multiplayer.it Edizioni). Translated by Christian La Via Colli, Francesca Noto, and Virgina Petrarca. Terni: Multiplayer Edizioni, Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 9788863551198. Page 30.
- ^ a b Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 127.
